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01 Feb 06 - 05:06 AM (#1658825) Subject: Origins: John McLachlan From: ChS Who is the John McLachlan mentioned in the leaflet attached to the Capercaillie CD "Songs of the 45" as the author of "Oran Air Breith a Prionnsa Tearlach" (A Song upon the Birth of Prince Charles Stewart)? Did he both write the Gaelic lyrics and compose the tune? If the tune is modern, can the composer be the current Executive Director of the Association of Irish Composers, John McLachlan? Text and music are here: http://chrsouchon.free.fr/breithap.htm |
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01 Feb 06 - 07:45 AM (#1658901) Subject: RE: Origins: John McLachlan From: Effsee From Capercaillie's notes....."The news soon reached the Highlands, and the poet John McLachlan made a song on his birth.."......this sounds to me like it was composed shortly after the birth of the prince. |
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01 Feb 06 - 08:53 AM (#1658976) Subject: RE: Origins: John McLachlan From: ChS I had read it as well and understood it as you do -that' why I quoted JML on the page http://chrsouchon.free.fr/authors.htm chapter "Other Poets and Composers", as the author of the lyrics with the assumed date 1720. But I find no other mention of this Gaelic poet |
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01 Feb 06 - 11:35 AM (#1659141) Subject: RE: Origins: John McLachlan From: Effsee Perhaps if you had the Gaelic spelling of the name you might have more success. I'm afraid I can't help you in that direction though. Try putting the query on Footstompin' forum, there are a few Gaelic speakers and very knowledgable people frequent the forum. 'fraid I can't do the blue clickie thing but just Google and you'll find it easy enough. |
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01 Feb 06 - 12:30 PM (#1659191) Subject: RE: Origins: John McLachlan From: ChS Thank you. I'll try |